Vehicle article carrier

Details Vehicle article carrier Vehicle article carrier

1996-06-17

1998-05-19

Sholl, Linda J.

Package and article carriers

Vehicle attached

Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid

224326, B60R 904

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057526370

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle article carrier having at least one lateral cross rail selectively positionable along a pair of longitudinally extending side rails. A threaded rotatable shaft is mounted in each side rail. First and second shuttle cleats are connected to opposite ends of the cross rail. Each shuttle cleat is slidably mounted in one side rail and threadingly coupled to the rotatable shaft in each side rail. An output shaft of each of a pair of electric drive motors is coupled to the rotatable shaft in each side rail for linearly adjusting the position the movable cross rail along the side rails upon rotation of the rotatable shafts.

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